Controversially, the story tried to establish that "sex-change regeneration" came as a result of suicide, and was considered a crime in Time Lord society. It also depicted this first woman Doctor as a failure, an alcoholic with a boring job at Sainsbury's, and a dull life, void of adventure. In 2017, Briggs—having written and directed this story—admitted that he regrets these plot points, but also dismissed it as "a bit of a joke" in a "fairly humorous episode".[1]

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All the Doctor has to do to avoid being caught by the Time Lords is work in a supermarket and go to the pub. It's a cunning plan — certainly far less dangerous than fighting the dreaded Quarks and all those other alien fiends.

But just when everything seemed mundane and safe, alien transmissions, exploding poison gas, Princess Anne and wobbly trolleys burst onto the scene to ruin everything. It's a crisis! A fiendish alien plot! And the Doctor must use all the resources at her disposal to defeat it. She'll probably need to have a large vodka first, though.

This audio drama features Lee Mansfield's Unbound theme used for Sympathy for the Devil and He Jests at Scars..., however it was modified by Nicholas Briggs without Lee's acknowledgement or permission. This was confirmed by Lee Mansfield in the comment section of his video where he showcased the variations of his theme tune (not including Brigg's variation).[source needed]